30 December 2013

79% of Maltese households have broadband connection

MaltaToday 24/12/2013: Malta is performing better than the EU average in terms of usage
amongst those with medium and higher levels of education and by the
younger generations as shown in Figure 1 below. On the downside
however, internet use amongst the least educated and the older
generation remains considerably lower than that reported across the EU.

As a result of this gap, 66% of Maltese reported to have connected once a week or more, against 72% of Europeans.

In terms of use by gender, whilst females are the most avid users in
the lower age brackets, this trend is reversed amongst the older
generations, with more males making frequent use of the Internet. This
trend, which is...read on.